Cuatro ciudades de California clasificadas entre los pueblos en auge de más rápido crecimiento en Estados Unidos ● UPDATING

A new report from financial technology company SmartAsset has identified four California cities among America's newest boomtowns, highlighting communities that are experiencing rapid growth in population, housing, and economic output. The study analyzed more than 400 cities nationwide with populations of 65,000 or more, using five-year growth data for three key metrics: housing units, labor force size, and county-level compound annual real GDP growth.

The four California cities that made the list are Menifee, Rancho Cordova, Santa Clara, and Sunnyvale. Menifee, located in southwestern Riverside County about 30 miles southeast of Riverside, is the only Southern California representative.

The city saw a 29% increase in housing units and a 45% increase in its labor force, with a compound annual real GDP growth of 2.4%. Its population grew from just over 100,000 in 2020 to an estimated 118,592 by July 2025.

Rancho Cordova, in Sacramento County about 15 miles east of downtown Sacramento, experienced a 21% increase in housing units and a 17% increase in its labor force, with a 2.5% compound annual real GDP growth. The city's population rose from nearly 80,000 in 2020 to about 87,000 by July 2025.

Santa Clara and Sunnyvale, both in the heart of Silicon Valley, showed more moderate housing and labor force growth but strong economic expansion. Santa Clara had an 11% increase in housing units and a 7% increase in its labor force, with a 4.7% compound annual real GDP growth.

Its population grew from 127,647 in 2020 to an estimated 133,446 by July 2025. Sunnyvale also saw an 11% increase in housing units and a 6% increase in its labor force, with a 4.7% compound annual real GDP growth.

Its population grew from 140,081 in 2020 to an estimated 156,577 by July 2025.

SmartAsset noted that boomtown status reflects a city's expanding economic capacity and the new opportunities that come with it, but cautioned that growth does not benefit everyone equally. The report used data from the U.S.

Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, with county-level real GDP serving as a proxy for city-level economic output.

Nationally, Florida leads with 19 boomtowns, followed by Texas with 18. Texas cities Georgetown and New Braunfels topped the list, each seeing five-year increases of more than 30% in labor force size and housing units, with county-level economic output growing at compound annual rates of 7.7% and 6.8%, respectively.

Lehi, Utah, ranked third, with its population nearly doubling since 2010 as major employers like Adobe, Microsoft, and Texas Instruments expanded there. The only boomtown in the Northeast is Portland, Maine, which ranked 55th, driven by investment in biotech and artificial intelligence.